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EVENTS Thursday 10/19 JAM AT MAMAfter-work happy hour with gourmet snacks, a donation bar, music by Amereida and optional docent-led tours. 5-8:30 p.m. Miami Art Museum, 101 W Flagler. Details: (305) 375-3000. WINES FROM SPAIN "The Great March 2000: Wine & Tapas." $50. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Country Club Ballroom, Biltmore Hotel, 1200 Anastasia Ave., Coral Gables. Details: (877) 551-WINE. MIAMI YOUTH 2000 Charitable invitation to benefit Young Life of Greater Miami. $200-$4,500. Country Club of Miami, 6801 NW 186th St. Details: (305) 666-1840. Friday 10/20 TASTE OF THE BEACHIn 13th year, organizers promise a culinary Utopia and fitness cabaret, a dog fashion show, a wine garden, children's theater and music. 6-10 p.m. Lincoln Road from Drexel to Lenox avenues. Details: (305) 672-1270. ART PREVIEW COCKTAIL PARTY 40th annual International Fine Art Show with reception, sale and cash bar. 6 p.m. Miami Museum of Science & Space Transit Planetarium, 3280 S Miami Ave. Details: (305) 646-4213. SYMPOSIUM FOR BIO-BUFFS "Miami: A Showcase of Tropical Biology." Today and Sunday in three venues. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Fairchild Tropical Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Road. Details: (305) 646-4213. A WOMAN'S PLACE FUNDRAISER Anniversary gala tribute to Pamela Ann Glassman. Speaker: Katherine Fernandez-Rundle, state attorney. 7-11 p.m. Church of the Little Flower, 1251 Palmero Ave., Coral Gables. Details: Tia Cooper, (305) 379-2673, ext. 142. SILVER ANNIVERSARY CLUB NIGHT Billed as an evening of laughter, jazz and rhythm & blues for ages 18 and older. Free. 8 p.m. African Heritage Cultural Arts Center, 6161 NW 22 Ave. Details: (305) 638-6638. Saturday 10/21 TASTE OF THE BEACHIn 13th year, organizers promise a culinary Utopia and fitness cabaret, a dog fashion show, a wine garden, children's theater and music. Noon-10 p.m. Lincoln Road from Drexel to Lenox avenues. Details: (305) 672-1270. COOKING DEMONSTRATION Featuring Chinese chef Martin Yan, star of PBS show, "You Can Cook." 1 p.m. Five Star Kitchen, Burdines Dadeland Home Gallery, 7675 N Kendall Drive. Details: (305) 577-2677. SPIRIT OF CHARITY GALA Presented by Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami. 6:30 p.m. silent auction. $175. 8 p.m. dinner. Sheraton Bal Harbour, 9701 Collins Ave., Bal Harbour. Details: (305) 762-1332. BRAZIL NIGHT Ivan Lins, the new queen of Bossa Nova, Leila Pinheiro, Ed Motta and Batacoto band. $65. 8 p.m. Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 SW Fifth Ave. Details: (305) 579-9030. REPTILE SHOW & SALE Gold Coast Reptiles presents reptiles and exotics. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Airport Inn Hotel, 2440 State Road 84, Fort Lauderdale. Details: (954) 433-2338. SYMPOSIUM FOR BIO-BUFFS "Miami: A Showcase of Tropical Biology." Second day features lecture in Room 243, Graham Center, FIU Tamiami Campus, and 8 p.m. visit to Miami Museum of Science, 3280 S Miami Ave. Details: (305) 646-4213. MYSTERY & MAYHEM BUS TOUR Offered by the Historical Museum of Southern Florida. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Details: (305) 375-1621. 14TH Y-100 WING DING WHYI 100.7 FM and Clear Results Productions present fundraiser for Here's Help Inc. Performers today include LeAnn Rimes, Brian McKnight, Youth Asylum and Inner Circle. $15; $10 in advance. 11 a.m. Young Circle Park, Hollywood Boulevard at US 1, Hollywood. Details: (954) 463-9299, ext. 824. MIAMI SUNSHINE CLASSIC First of two days of bicycle racing. Amateur Key Biscayne Road Race at 11 a.m., professional men at 4 p.m. Course is 50 miles over five-mile circuit, crossing the Key Biscayne Bridge 20 times. Pro purse is $4,000. Details: (305) 444-3343 or 448-4053. Sunday 10/22 TOUCH A HEART DINNERAuction and gastronomic delight featuring Chef Norman Van Aken to benefit Kristi House. 6:30 p.m. cocktails, 7:30 p.m. five-course dinner. $250. Norman's, 21 Almeria Ave., Coral Gables. Details: (305) 547-6800. OWL DAY Held in conjunction with "Hunters of the Sky" exhibit. Miami Museum of Science & Space Transit Planetarium, 3280 S Miami Ave. Details: (305) 646-4263. MIAMI ROADS HOME & GARDEN TOUR Tour of unique homes of historic Miami neighborhood. Historian Paul George presides. $10. Noon-4 p.m. Meet at Simpson Park Garden Center, Southeast 17th Road, " block west of South Miami Avenue. Details: (305) 854-8547. TASTE OF THE BEACH In 13th year, organizers promise a culinary Utopia and fitness cabaret, a dog-fashion show, a wine garden, children's theater and music. Noon-7 p.m. Lincoln Road from Drexel to Lenox avenues. Details: (305) 672-1270. MIAMI SUNSHINE CLASSIC "The Great Coconut Grove Bicycle Race." Amateur race at 8 a.m.; professional at 4 p.m. Course is 100 kilometers. Pro purse is $8,000. Details: (305) 444-3343 or 448-4053. Monday 10/23 READINGSRan Henry, fiction; T.M. Shine, fiction. Organized weekly on Monday by FIU Creative Writing Program as "Butterfly Lighting." 8 p.m. Tobacco Road, 626 S Miami Ave. Details: (305) 667-7396 or ButterflyLightning.com. Tuesday 10/24 SILVER SHADOW INAUGURAL GALAFlorida Grand Opera benefit. Silversea Cruises Ltd. presents this gala aboard the line's newest ultra luxury liner. $150 & $250. 6:30 p.m. Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale. Details: (954) 728-9700, ext. 233. DRAMA SHOWCASE Benefit for the Learning Experience School. $150-$500; $10 raffle. 8 p.m. Miracle Theater, 280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables. Details: (305) 444-2508. Wednesday 10/25 GOLF CLASSIC SILENT AUCTIONAnnual fundraiser for the Historical Museum of Southern Florida includes afternoon match, awards ceremony, cocktails, dinner buffet and silent auction, "Linking the future with the past." 5:30-9 p.m. $60; $50 and $40 for members in advance. Biltmore Hotel, 1200 Anastasia Ave., Coral Gables. Details: (305) 375-1492. SEEDS OF HOPE LUNCHEON Third annual luncheon with fashion show, silent auction, jewelry exhibition by the South Florida chapter of the Asociaci¢n de Damas Salesianas to benefit La Dolorita daycare center in Caracas and Laura Vicu§a education center in Nicaragua. RSVP. $60. 11:30 a.m. Riviera Country Club, 1155 Blue Road, Coral Gables. Details: (305) 567-9509, ext. 223. Friday 10/27 6TH ANNUAL MAKE-A-WISH BALLFeaturing the "Now Famous" live auction. 7 p.m. champagne and silent auction. Dinner and entertainment at 8:30 p.m. Hotel Inter-Continental Miami, 100 Chopin Plaza. Details: (954) 967-9474. Saturday 10/28 HOLIDAY SUNDOWNERLa Lega dei Viscayani is host. Music by ESQ, open bar, Halloween candy. Minimum age 21 checked at door. Rain or shine. $70; $45 for members. 8 p.m.-midnight. Vizcaya Museum & Garden, 3251 S Miami Ave. Details: (305) 856-4866. HAUNTED HOUSE Billed as area's largest. For youngsters 5 & up, the lights are kept on from 7-8 p.m. For older children, they're off from 8-11 p.m. $1 & $2. First United Methodist, 536 Coral Way, Coral Gables. Details: (305) 445-2578. CANCER WALK "On the Circle." American Cancer Society benefit. Walkers, runners, rollerbladers, bikers and wheelchairs. With raffle. Call for pledge sheets. 9 a.m. Registration at 8 a.m. At the Circle by the river. Details: Loretta, (305) 885-4581, ext. 158 or 141. Sunday 10/29 GHOSTS & GOBLINS CEMETERY WALKING TOURFeaturing Paul George, historian for the Historical Museum of Southern Florida. Meet at the cemetery entrance. 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Northeast Second Avenue & 18th Street. Details: (305) 375-1621.
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